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Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia has a Cash Ratio of 0.11. It indicates that there are more current liabilities than Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities, and the company does not have sufficient cash on hand to pay off its short-term debt.
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia (BUE:PATA) Cash Ratio Explanation
The cash ratio is more conservative than other liquidity ratios, such as Quick Ratio and Current Ratio, because it only considers a company's most liquid resources. The numerator of cash ratio only considers Cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities. Other current assets, such as accounts receivable and inventories, are not included. The rationale is that these assets may require time to be transformed into cash, and the amount of money received is also uncertain.
The cash ratio shows a company’s ability to pay all current liabilities immediately without selling or liquidating other assets. Generally speaking, a higher cash ratio suggests the company has a stronger ability to cover its short-term debt. However, a high cash ratio could also indicate inefficient management: the company is inefficient in making full utilization of cash to invest protential profitable project. It may also suggest that the company is not confident about future profitability.
In general, the higher the cash ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia Cash Ratio Related Terms
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia Cash Ratio Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia Cash Ratio Chart
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia Annual Data
For the Department Stores subindustry, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia Cash Ratio vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia (BUE:PATA) has a Cash Ratio of 0.11 as of Mar. 2026. Cashflow ratio is the ratio of Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to current liabilities. View historical data on Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia and its competitors. This is 83% above median its historical median of 0.06. Over the past decade, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's Cash Ratio has ranged from 0.02 to 0.31. According to the industry distribution chart, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia ranks #873 out of 1110 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 78.6%.
Is Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's Cash Ratio too high?
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's current Cash Ratio of 0.11 is 83% above median its 10-year median of 0.06. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.02 to a high of 0.31. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Cash Ratio is 0.34. Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's value of 0.11 is 67.2% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia ranks #873 out of 1110 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia has a GF Score™ of 72/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's Cash Ratio compare to DDS and M?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia ranks #873 out of 1110 companies for Cash Ratio. This places Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cash Ratio is 0.34. Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's value of 0.11 is 67.2% below this benchmark. Historically, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's own Cash Ratio has ranged from 0.02 to 0.31 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.06 vs. the industry median of 0.34, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cash Ratio for a Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Cash Ratio among Retail - Cyclical companies is 0.34, based on 1,110 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cash Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cash Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's current Cash Ratio of 0.11 is 67.2% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cash Ratio mean?
A high Cash Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cashflow ratio is the ratio of Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to current liabilities. View historical data on Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia and its competitors. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Cash Ratio is 0.34 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's current Cash Ratio is 0.11, which is 83% above median its own 10-year median of 0.06. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia (BUE:PATA) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ARS1,210.67, compared to a current price of ARS1,215.00 — trading 0.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Cash Ratio is 0.11, which is 83% above median its 10-year median of 0.06 and 67.2% below the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 0.34. Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia's overall GF Score™ is 72/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cash Ratio calculated?
Cash Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia (BUE:PATA), the current Cash Ratio is 0.11 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia (BUE:PATA) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of ARS1,215.00 is trading 0.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of ARS1,210.67.
GuruFocus considers Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for BUE:PATA:
Cash Ratio: 0.11 (83% above median its 10-year median of 0.06)
GF Value™: ARS1,210.67 vs. price of ARS1,215.00 (0.4% above fair value)
Industry Position: 67.2% below the Retail - Cyclical median (#873 of 1110)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BUE:PATA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Importadora Y Exportadora De La Patagonia SA operates a chain of supermarkets. It produces and distributes meat, various cold cuts, frozen and canned foods, bakery, dairy, toiletries, groceries and cleaning products, among others. The company has business activities such as in buying and selling , import, collection, fractionation, distribution and export of all kinds of fruits and foods, fresh and packaged, perishable or non-perishable, and in general of any merchandise or product marketable in general stores, both in their own physical establishments or in third parties, such as hypermarkets or supermarkets.
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